title: Measurement and modeling of concentrations of ambient air particles, chromium, copper and lead pollutants concentrations, as well as dry deposition in central Taiwan.
abstract: The main purpose of this investigation was to monitor ambient air particles and metallic elements (Cr, Cu and Pb) in total suspended particulates (TSP) concentration, dry deposition. Furthermore, the calculated/measured dry deposition flux ratios of ambient air particles and metallic elements (Cr, Cu and Pb) were evaluated using three dry deposition models at five characteristic sampling sites for the 2009-2010. The results show that the average concentrations of metallic elements Cr, Cu and Pb in TSP were highest at Bei-shi (suburban/coastal) and the lowest at Gao-mei (wetland) among the five characteristic sampling sites during the years 2009-2010. This study also shows that the mean rates of dry deposition of metallic elements Cr and Cu were highest at Quan-xing (industrial) and lowest at Bei-shi (suburban/coastal) and Chang-hua (downtown). Finally, the Noll and Fang model was found to yield better predictions of the dry deposition of ambient air particles and metallic elements Cr and Cu than any of the other deposition models.
authors.affiliation: Department of Safety, Health and Environmental Engineering, HungKuang University, Sha-Lu, Taichung, Taiwan. gcfang@sunrise.hk.edu.tw
authors.forename: Guor-Cheng
authors.initials: GC
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.forename: Yuh-Shen
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Yi-Liang
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Huang
mesh_terms: D000336:Aerosols; D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis; D002857:Chromium / Q000032:analysis*; D003300:Copper / Q000032:analysis*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D007854:Lead / Q000032:analysis*; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D010316:Particle Size; D013624:Taiwan
chemical_list: D000336:Aerosols; D000393:Air Pollutants; D002857:Chromium; D007854:Lead; D003300:Copper